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09/04/1997 Drama, Comedy 1h 18m
75
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Overview

A semi-autobiographical account of an incident in Makhmalbaf's life when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.

  1. Mohsen Makhmalbaf

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Mirhadi Tayebi

    The Policeman

  2. Mohsen Makhmalbaf

    The Director

  3. Ali Bakhsi

    The Young Policeman

  4. Ammar Tafti

    The Young Director

  5. Maryam Mohamadamini

    The Young Woman

  6. Moharram Zaynalzadeh

    Mr. Zinal

  7. Hana Makhmalbaf

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CRCulver
Written by CRCulver on 2018-08-22
Though Mohsen Makhmalbaf eventually established a reputation as one of Iran's foremost filmmakers from the late 1980s, his early life was tumultuous: when he was 17, he stabbed a police officer at a protest against the Shah's regime and spent the next four years in prison, only being released after the Shah's overthrow. His 1996 film NUN VA GULDOON ("Bread and Flowerpot", released in the English-speaking world as "A Moment of Innocence") looks back at this episode from his youth, attempting to jointly evoke both the red-hot passion against political injustice of a young man and his older, wise...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Persian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$37,598.00

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